CVE-2021-38153
Some components in Apache Kafka use `Arrays.equals` to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to timing attacks
Some components in Apache Kafka use Arrays.equals to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to timing attacks that make brute force attacks for such credentials more likely to be successful. Users should upgrade to 2.8.1 or higher, or 3.0.0 or higher where this vulnerability has been fixed. The affected versions include Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, and 2.8.0.
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9
EPSS 0.01561
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- No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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